Dinner Party

We had friends over tonight, so we put together a dinner party. The appetizer was a bruschetta with Hilah Cooking tapenade, grilled halloumi, and basil.

Our next course was a chilled cucumber soup, using an Ina Garten ("The Barefoot Contessa") recipe.

Here's the tablescape for the soup course.

Our starch was a Hilah Cooking recipe of rice pilaf.

Our vegetable dish was roasted asparagus dressed with raspberry vinegar.

The entrée was roast salmon, using a Marc Bittman recipe.

Our friends brought wines to drink and an excellent fruit tart from Wegmans for dessert.

What an excellent evening!

Dinner at Kristin's

Our friend Kristin had us over for a great dinner tonight. Our wine was a great rosé. The starter was cold cucumber soup. She roasted lamb. Side dishes were roasted zucchini, roasted carrots with yogurt & harissa, and orzo salad with feta. Dessert was buttermilk panna cotta with fresh cherries and maple syrup.

Cucumber Salad for Tomorrow's Party

We're getting together tomorrow with folks from my former place of work, so I made a cucumber salad, using a recipe from Hilah Cooking.